McDonnell’s Impending Appeal

Though McDonnell wiped his tears and said his “trust remains in the Lord” as he left the courthouse after his guilty verdict on 11 counts of corruption, his trust will likely also remain in the legal appeals process and his lawyer said as much. Catherine Thompson looks at the grounds on which the McDonnells are likely to appeal. Mainly, they seem to center on what constitutes an “official act” and how the jurors were asked to interpret that question.